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Cheltenham 2026 – Day 3
At the time of typing, today, Wednesday, appears to have assumed the role of being my bogey day at the Cheltenham Festival. As this is being produced, Romeo Coolio, No Drama This End and Stumptown have all dropped well short of what would have been pre race conjecture and expectations. So maybe it will be…
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Cheltenham 2026 – Day 2
To opine that each day of the Cheltenham Festival has its own individual highlights is of course tantamount to observing the Pope is a catholic. Be that as it may, no apologies will be made for declaring that the highlight of the entire National Hunt year for yours truly takes place on Cheltenham Wednesday –…
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Propaganda riders need reins thrown on their neck
There are some tasks, perhaps in life but most definitely in sport, which, to those taking them on are an absolute hiding to nothing. Replacing Alex Ferguson or becoming Manchester United manager at any stage while the great man is still on this big old ball will probably take some trumping in terms of topping…
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Cheltenham 2026 – Day 1
And like a fox stalking a chicken coup in the night, personally speaking at least, this year’s Cheltenham Festival – the best and most important four days sporting action of the year – from a business perspective – has arrived riding shotgun to me almost unnoticed. Almost. Now read on. It will be readily admitted…
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Disappointment lessened by a garnish of context
When the Meath senior hurlers got within a half dozen points of an Offaly side who the previous September had been beaten by Clare in the Liam Mac Carthy Cup Final and Kilmessan’s Anton O’Neill was awarded RTE’s Man Of The Match – and especially with the Royal County having already defeated the Faithful and…
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Selections for Naas – Mar. 8th 2026
2.00: HEALY’S PUB – EW – (PHILIP ENRIGHT/OLIVER MCKIERNAN) 2.30: DAVY CROCKETT (MARK WALSH/WILLIE MULLINS) 3.00: DEISE CRYSTAL – EW – (SEAN O’KEEFFE/SEAN AHEARNE) 3.30: THE NAGGER REIDY – EW – (MICHAEL KENNEALLY (5)/SONNY CAREY) 4.02: THE LOVELY MAN – EW – (CONOR STONE-WALSH/GAVIN CROMWELL) 4.37: SPREAD BOSS TED (SEAN O’KEEFFE/WILLIE MULLINS) 5.12: POETISA (PADDY…
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Isabel installs crucial ‘major’ as Royals complete Oak Leaf hat trick
MEATH… 2-12 DERRY… 1-11 There was a time, which doesn’t feel like as long ago as it is actually is, when Derry teams were very much of the bogey variety for all manner of Royal County ensembles. Now, any representatives of the Oak Leaf County will always be worthy of and afforded the utmost respect.…
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Cole regains midfield role as top two clash
Joey Cole regains his spot in midfield, and that is the sole change to the Meath team which defeated Derry in the NHL last time out ahead of Sunday’s face off with table toppers Laois in O’Moore Park. The Trim lad’s inclusion does, however, initiate a number a number of positional switches. The most noteworthy…
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Selections for Gowran Park – Mar. 7th 2026
1.58: BULGADDEN CASTLE (SIMON TORRENS/PHILIP ROTHWELL) 2.34: REBEL QUEEN – EW – (MICHAEL KENNEALLY (5)/COLIN MOTHERWAY) 3.08: REBEL GOLD (ALAN O’SULLIVAN (7)/PAT FOLEY) 3.43: MISS MINI BEE – EW – (ALAN O’SULLIVAN (7)/PAT FOLEY) 4.18: MORE COKO – EW – (BRIAN HAYES/WILLIE MULLINS) 4.53: HUNTERS YARN (ADAM RYAN (5)/PAT DOYLE) 5.23: DROMARD (PADDY MULLINS/WILLIE MULLINS)
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Selections for Dundalk – Mar. 6th 2026
4.37: APIARY (JULIAN PIETROPAOLO (7)/KEVIN COLEMAN) 5.12: NIKKI SWANGO (ADAM CAFFREY/ADO MCGUINNESS) 5.45: REPOSADO – EW – (ROWAN SCOTT/ROBSON AGUIAR) 6.15: MINELLA MATE (TOM FEENEY (7)/JOHN NALLEN) 6.45: SYOSSET – EW – (ALEX GRANT (7)/JOHN MCCONNELL) 7.15: SON OF BEAUTY (JACK KEARNEY (3)/STEPHEN THORNE) 7.45: DESERT OF THE SEA – EW – (WESLEY JOYCE (3)/TOM…
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